Pecora will take over the helm at the multi-asset clearing house from 3 July and will replace Marco Polito, who stepped down as CEO of CC&G following the general assembly held on 27 April
Following a strategic agreement with European asset manager Amundi, CACEIS now holds a 33.33 per cent strategic stake in B2B fund distribution platform Fund Channel. Amundi remains the majority shareholder
Guillebon was previously CEO of Zodia Custody, the crypto custodian backed by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust
The product will provide screening of securities collateral against climate metrics supplied by Deutsche Börse subsidiary ISS, while also evaluating sustainability credentials of counterparties
The association made the affirmation after a comprehensive review found that 18 central and commercial banks have found “clear potential and value” in the API-based CBDC connector
Data and analytics provider BMLL has appointed Jenny Chen as head of sales for the Americas
Membership of the Spectrum multilateral trading facility will allow Societe Generale to access new retail investors in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Spain
The Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) should be made a regulation rather than remaining as a directive, according to a panellist at this year’s CorpActions conference in London.
Jack McRae speaks to a number of European fund administrators on how they are addressing some of the challenges facing the industry
Demand for reliable data to support a front-to-back digital operating model are being superimposed onto longstanding requirements for efficient safekeeping, analytics and trade lifecycle management
How different regions are looking to create a working environment for central bank digital currencies. Brian Bollen reports
Prompted by the wave of predictions being published by asset managers and others about the economic and political outlook for 2023, Brian Bollen asked firms to share their thoughts on what technological development might take place this year, and what could hinder it
As SGSS prepares to attend the conference for the 25th time, Mathieu Maurier talks T2S and regtech, and explains why Geneva is the best place for Sibos 2016
It has been a busy month for Société Générale, with its securities services division winning four transfer agency mandates in as many weeks. Its Italian division signed three agreements: AllianceBernstein Sicav and AllianceBernstein FCP, Aberdeen Global and Aberdeen Global II funds, and Mantex Sicav, a Luxembourg-registered open-ended collective investment fund.
It is no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic dealt Italy and its economy a hard blow in the first half of 2020. Industry experts explain why 2021 has been a different story and outline what the future holds for the country’s asset servicing
The Spanish custody market has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve harmonisation and efficiency, and now, with plans to eliminate further market-level specificities, the market moves closer to full post-trade harmonisation with other EU markets
With a robust and mature reputation in asset servicing, Germany has changed its focus to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the market
South Africa holds its own among many financial hubs within the African continent. But how can automation further extend South Africa’s capabilities on to more of a global level?
